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Service bulletin VIN-4-A-PIN-2018

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10154099
Published by NHTSA2019-03-04
Manufacturer's numberVIN-4-A-PIN-2018
Manufacturer's date2018-12-13
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN; STRUCTURE; SUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

Customer states park distance control too sensitive

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Body and frame, Electrical system, Suspension, Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS2018, 2019
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE2016, 2017, 2018
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2016, 2017, 2018
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN2018
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG2017

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
23V6190002023-09-06. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
20234872023-08-31. Electrical
23V6040002023-08-30. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
20221702022-04-06. Structure
22V2260002022-04-06. STRUCTURE:BODY
21V7320002021-09-23. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
20196192019-12-11. Suspension
20194232019-08-22. Powertrain
19V6150002019-08-22. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
20191162019-03-06. Suspension

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
VOS-26-472026-09-04. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: Part number 3Q0-959-435N software version number 1307 has incorrect coding.
V4015022033347_82026-09-04. Service bulletin. Replacement instruction
SM 04-20262026-09-04. Other. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
VOS-26-422026-08-05. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: DA 0019 - Hotfix 12-V battery test(s) – No battery diagnosis - Inconclusive test result.
SM 26-20262026-06-04. Other. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
VOS-26-152026-04-06. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct multiple test plans: All basic settings test for the following components - Fill and bleed cooling system issue, N493, J338, Camshaft, V465 etc. Use this test for all the basic setting. You will need to select the component you need to run the basic settings. But there are also stand-alone tests for each of those components.
SM 04-20262026-03-03. Other. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward.
VOS-26-012026-02-06. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct a test that is not reading any information from the battery data module (BDM) and will output:
V2715032016076_132026-01-07. Service bulletin. Diagnosis for Excessive Current Draw.
SM 60-20252025-12-05. Other. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.